# CVE-2023-49112: Insecure Direct Object Reference in Kiuwan SAST

> Authenticated users can access unauthorized application information via an insecure direct object reference in the Kiuwan SAST API.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8h7-pff8-m5jq

## What is CVE-2023-49112?

CVE-2023-49112 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Kiuwan SAST, published on 20 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Kiuwan provides an API endpoint

/saas/rest/v1/info/application

to get information about any 
application, providing only its name via the "application" parameter. This endpoint lacks proper access 
control mechanisms, allowing other authenticated users to read 
information about applications, even though they have not been granted 
the necessary rights to do so.

This issue affects Kiuwan SAST: <master.1808.p685.q13371

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49112?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-49112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49112 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49112 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49112 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Kiuwan SAST, published on 20 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49112 exists.

Affected product: Kiuwan SAST. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49112/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.